In November 2021, Alex Rose, LBSW, a social worker for Altru Case Management, met with a patient she had been seeing since August. The young woman had ...
When Altru’s pet therapy program resumed earlier this year, few people were happier than longtime volunteer Eric Nelson. He missed bringing joy to ...
The holiday season is a time of social gatherings, most of which include eating. Managing diabetes is challenging even without the holiday stress. The ...
Jamie Roed, MD , has been named Altru Health System’s Provider of the Quarter for Quarter 2 of 2022 . Here’s a chance to get to know a bit more about ...
End-of-life planning. Not easy to talk about, but important to do. What are advance directives? What is palliative care and/or hospice care? How can I ...
Touch. Taste. Sound. Sight. Smell. Body Awareness. Balance. We often take our senses for granted. The sound of waves crashing on the lakeshore. The ...
Each year Linda makes an appointment for an annual physical and blood work. 2022 was no different. She went in and was surprised to receive the news ...
Construction on Altru’s new hospital is expected to be completed in late 2024, but excitement is building in the current NICU. Three NICU staff ...
The winter holidays help bring out the best in each of us. It is so much fun to plan what gifts we are giving our loved ones and to watch their faces ...
Jesse Adkins isn’t a stranger to Altru at 63 years old. “I have been a patient at Altru for over 40 years of my life, including United Hospital,” ...
Dale started his weight loss journey on November 15, 2021, and since then, he's lost 150 pounds. After being referred to the HMR® program, he decided ...
Updated 5.17.2023 Breastfeeding is a natural and healthy way to feed your baby, but it can be anything but easy! It can leave you with questions, ...